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Capitalism needs and must have the prison to protect itself from the criminals it has created.
Eugene V. Debs
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Eugene V. Debs
Age: 70 †
Born: 1855
Born: November 5
Died: 1926
Died: October 20
Peace Activist
Political Leader
Politician
Trade Unionist
Terre Haute
Indiana
Eugene Victor Debs
Eugene Debs
Convict Number 9653
inmate number 9653
9653
Convict No. 9653
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Do not worry over the charge of treason to your masters, but be concerned about the treason that involves yourselves. Be true to yourself and you cannot be a traitor to any good cause on earth.
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From the crown of my head to the soles of my feet I am Bolshevik, and proud of it.
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If I were hungry and friendless today, I would rather take my chances with a saloon-keeper than with the average preacher.
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